J S Bach is my one true God of Music and anything that he chose to do in his sphere of influence is fine by me. He repurposed his own earlier compositions to expedite later masterpieces like the Mass in B minor; He transcribed other composers' work for his own betterment & entertainment of family, friends, students and employers especially when adapting Vivaldi's works for string ensembles, so they became solo pieces for pipe organ; He trained young pupils and older students to complete the scores of Cantatas in time for imminent rehearsals and public performance. He adopted and enhanced traditional folk songs / tunes and dances to bring the music of the masses into the Lutheran Church to the Glory of God alone. He effectively influenced later musicians, who followed his example, such as Stokowski's orchestration of the Passacaglia & Fugue in C minor etc.. Please listen to Jonathan Scott playing his own organ transcriptions of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture and part(s) of the Brandenburg Concertos - he's got no intention of diminishing them, its more like a Homage to their excellence.
4 weeks ago (edited) | 1
Music transcriptions help both listeners. One understands better the music being heard, and the other learns the difference between one and the other forms to enjoy fantastic sounds.
4 weeks ago | 0
I love playing well-made piano reductions, like Liszt's Beethoven symphony and Schubert reductions... just so much fun to be in control of the "orchestra" by yourself
1 month ago | 2
Busoni's transcriptions of Bach's organ works are superb. I especially love the one for St. Anne BWV 552. I played a piano transcription of Bach's toccata and fuge in e minor by Karl Eichmann. Very fun, since I don't have access to an organ.
4 weeks ago | 0
The transcripcions are new aproximaciones at the original compositions. The Joy of music itself
1 month ago | 2
its a tricky one! Liszt's transcriptions of Bach (organ) are pretty great but also hard to perform really well
1 month ago | 5
I'm a fan of pieces transcribed to the King of Instruments, the pipe organ!! 👊
1 month ago | 5
The transcription of Bach’s violin sonatas and partitas or cello suites for guitar helps to create full harmony of the chordal passages instead of broken chords.
1 month ago | 0
It depends on the reasons for transcriptions. It was frequently done in the past to accomodate the instruments and performers at hand. When it is done for self-aggrandizement and to claim partial credit for others' work, it becomes an element of narcissistic entitlement.
1 month ago | 17
Piano reductions are often more intriguing than orchestral originals, if the performer can bring out the colours and expressions
1 month ago | 2
"I like them". Why ? simple - known piece, fresh experience. Music is for pleasure !
1 month ago | 4
Question is a little vague … What kinda transcriptions? Like Beethoven symphonies for solo piano? Of course I like it. Piano sonatas transcribed for guitar? Not as essential for me, but they’re definitely cool. Symphonic movie soundtracks for piano? Yep. Chopin works for cello and piano duet? Of course. Paganini concertos for saxophone? Very interesting, but I’d never crave to hear it. In short—yeah, I like transcriptions.
1 month ago | 1
This is tough. I'm an organist, and pretty much every piece of the orchestral repertoire has been transcribed (usually poorly) for my instrument. But on the other hand, there are the Bach transcriptions from Vivaldi et al that are magnificent.
4 weeks ago | 0
Смотря какая транскрипция. Недавно слушала итальянские органные концерты Баха -- он великолепно переложил Вивальди. Переложения Листом песен Шуберта -- превосходно. Бразильская бахиана Вилла-Лобоса -- любопытно. Но более современные, особенно те, что превращены в эстрадные номера, это не для меня.
4 weeks ago | 0
For me as a guitarist, the transcriptions are a pure necessity since almost no great composer has ever composed anything for our instrument although the guitar possesses an unparalleled range of colours, subtle dynamics and a unique sound that hardly could be achieved on any other instrument. There are compositions that are inseparable from their instruments but fortunately there are many others that work absolutely irrespective of the instrument. and moreover I dare say there are pieces that should have been written for guitar instead of piano. I did my own transcriptions of pieces by Mozart, Bach, Smetana or Dvořák.
1 month ago | 0
I have no problem with them, provided that the musical essence of the source material is preserved.
1 month ago | 4
I chose the first option, as I immediately thought of Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances, of which I enjoy both the orchestral and two-piano versions. However, I'm sure there have been less successful cases; I'm interested to see other people's opinions.
1 month ago | 0
Polêmico.... Atualmente, tendo a apreciar mais a obra original, ou pelo menos o mais próximo possível do original. Mas, ao mesmo tempo, minha preferência não me impede de reconhecer e apreciar o valor e a beleza de uma boa adaptação, transcrição, arranjo, interpretação, variação, etc....
1 month ago | 1
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What’s your opinion on transcriptions in classical music? (Explain why in the comments!)
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